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REVIEW QUOTES - NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
“A more scrupulous approach to history is offered in The Report. The story itself is gripping, and the script hops ably between 1943 and 1973. The actors, among them the Broadway veteran Michael Countryman, are excellent.”
– Alexis Soloski, New York Times
4 STARS! “Gripping. The outstanding (Michael) Countryman plays Dunne as both a young investigator brought in to speak to witnesses and an old man looking back on his legacy. The play’s powerful depiction of wartime panic, guilt and ethical confusion offers a fascinating look into a forgotten corner of England’s wartime experience.”
—Dana Varinsky, Time Out
“One of the Festivals hottest shows. Not to be missed! – Playbill
NY Post Pick! – Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Post
“The play is as challenging as it is worthwhile, sure to haunt you for days as you try to unfold the conflicting accounts and motives of the characters involved. Director Alan Muraoka marshals the 12-person ensemble through a barrage of overlapping scenes jumping across time and space. With the help of Darren Lee's hyper-specific choreography and Lauren Halpern's utilitarian set, Muraoka thrillingly succeeds in not only keeping everything straight, but adding the little details that one would expect from a particularly good mystery novel. Brian Hemesath's handsome costumes give us a sense not only of the period, but the individual personalities at play. The Report tells the story of the messy relationship between truth and reconciliation, two concepts that don't necessarily go hand in hand.” – Zachary Stewart, TheaterMania
“This is a show not to miss and a producers dream ... a play that could win the Pulitzer Prize and possibly the Tony. Martin Casella’s script is heartbreaking and powerful. From the first moment we are drawn in. Michael Countryman performance is a layered well thought out masterpiece. Director Alan Muraoka, draws us in and keeps the suspense. – Suzanna Bowling, Times Square Chronicles
Martin Casella’s beautifully written play, The Report, is so good, it doesn’t matter that the Lynn Redgrave Theater has no air conditioning. This touching and disturbing play, based on the novel by Jessica Francis Kane, rewards the audience so deeply that watching it while parboiling in your own sweat becomes a privilege. The overwhelming image of The Report is that of intertwining. The actors, the characters, and the past and present, tragedy, blame, responsibility, atonement, lies, truth: author Martin Casella and director Alan Muraoka have twisted and blended them so that they cannot be separated. Michael Countryman is a revelation, here, and gives possibly the best performance of his career. Huge kudos to director Alan Muraoka for wringing the best out of his actors and his minimal staging, and here’s to the cast for giving their best. And, last but not least, here’s hoping that the show will move, get booked for a run. It’s well worth seeing again and again. – Julia Polinksy, TheaterScene.com
“...this play is all about shades of gray. The nuanced writing by Martin Casella, based on the novel by Jessica Francis Kane, is strong. Alan Muraoka provides smart and inventive direction and lead actor Michael Countryman is mesmerizing. It’s a serious, superb production that will likely go on to a commercial run. If you'd enjoy an exceptionally well done dramatic play, take a break from the cake and ice cream of most Fringe shows and partake of this steak dinner. – Hy on the Fringe
“Very well crafted…this is a fascinating story that is grippingly told. The Report is exceptionally well staged by director Alan Muraoka (with Specialty Movement by Darren Lee). This is a real theater piece instead of an attempt at live cinema. The tragedy itself is powerfully depicted. The cast of actors is quite strong…the actors shift from character to character, yet there is never any confusion as to who each of them is portraying at any given time. – Stage Buddy
“Martin Casella’s new drama, The Report is a vivid reminder of the responsibility we all share, not only for own safety, but for our neighbors as well. Questions evoke more questions and the picture becomes increasingly complicated, layered with Implications of government culpability, class tensions, personal grudges and anti-Semitism against the Jewish refugees. The background lurks with the larger context of the war, the Holocaust, and the complexity of Anglo-Jewish relations in this period.” – NYTheater Now
“A highly compelling drama. This is a very important play beautifully handled by all concerns and this play should go far and extend even beyond the Fringe. MAJOR HAPPY FACE” – Eva Heinemann, Hi Drama
“A most compelling drama. A first-class production. The play flows back and forth in time as the uniformly excellent cast of 12 enacts the event and provides the sometimes contradictory, sometimes self-serving testimony. Not so much about the victims as it is about the psychological impact on the survivors. Their lives are undone, and that, more than anything, is the truth of the story of Bethnal Green.” – Upstage-Downstage
“One of the shows leading the pack in ticket sales. Saw The Report w/ Michael Countryman at Fringe Saturday. It is a moving and complex play that succeeds both as melodrama and thoughtful serious play. Excellent production by any standard. Should sell out quickly. – Talkinbroadway.com/All That Chat
REVIEW QUOTES - NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
“A more scrupulous approach to history is offered in The Report. The story itself is gripping, and the script hops ably between 1943 and 1973. The actors, among them the Broadway veteran Michael Countryman, are excellent.”
– Alexis Soloski, New York Times
4 STARS! “Gripping. The outstanding (Michael) Countryman plays Dunne as both a young investigator brought in to speak to witnesses and an old man looking back on his legacy. The play’s powerful depiction of wartime panic, guilt and ethical confusion offers a fascinating look into a forgotten corner of England’s wartime experience.”
—Dana Varinsky, Time Out
“One of the Festivals hottest shows. Not to be missed! – Playbill
NY Post Pick! – Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Post
“The play is as challenging as it is worthwhile, sure to haunt you for days as you try to unfold the conflicting accounts and motives of the characters involved. Director Alan Muraoka marshals the 12-person ensemble through a barrage of overlapping scenes jumping across time and space. With the help of Darren Lee's hyper-specific choreography and Lauren Halpern's utilitarian set, Muraoka thrillingly succeeds in not only keeping everything straight, but adding the little details that one would expect from a particularly good mystery novel. Brian Hemesath's handsome costumes give us a sense not only of the period, but the individual personalities at play. The Report tells the story of the messy relationship between truth and reconciliation, two concepts that don't necessarily go hand in hand.” – Zachary Stewart, TheaterMania
“This is a show not to miss and a producers dream ... a play that could win the Pulitzer Prize and possibly the Tony. Martin Casella’s script is heartbreaking and powerful. From the first moment we are drawn in. Michael Countryman performance is a layered well thought out masterpiece. Director Alan Muraoka, draws us in and keeps the suspense. – Suzanna Bowling, Times Square Chronicles
Martin Casella’s beautifully written play, The Report, is so good, it doesn’t matter that the Lynn Redgrave Theater has no air conditioning. This touching and disturbing play, based on the novel by Jessica Francis Kane, rewards the audience so deeply that watching it while parboiling in your own sweat becomes a privilege. The overwhelming image of The Report is that of intertwining. The actors, the characters, and the past and present, tragedy, blame, responsibility, atonement, lies, truth: author Martin Casella and director Alan Muraoka have twisted and blended them so that they cannot be separated. Michael Countryman is a revelation, here, and gives possibly the best performance of his career. Huge kudos to director Alan Muraoka for wringing the best out of his actors and his minimal staging, and here’s to the cast for giving their best. And, last but not least, here’s hoping that the show will move, get booked for a run. It’s well worth seeing again and again. – Julia Polinksy, TheaterScene.com
“...this play is all about shades of gray. The nuanced writing by Martin Casella, based on the novel by Jessica Francis Kane, is strong. Alan Muraoka provides smart and inventive direction and lead actor Michael Countryman is mesmerizing. It’s a serious, superb production that will likely go on to a commercial run. If you'd enjoy an exceptionally well done dramatic play, take a break from the cake and ice cream of most Fringe shows and partake of this steak dinner. – Hy on the Fringe
“Very well crafted…this is a fascinating story that is grippingly told. The Report is exceptionally well staged by director Alan Muraoka (with Specialty Movement by Darren Lee). This is a real theater piece instead of an attempt at live cinema. The tragedy itself is powerfully depicted. The cast of actors is quite strong…the actors shift from character to character, yet there is never any confusion as to who each of them is portraying at any given time. – Stage Buddy
“Martin Casella’s new drama, The Report is a vivid reminder of the responsibility we all share, not only for own safety, but for our neighbors as well. Questions evoke more questions and the picture becomes increasingly complicated, layered with Implications of government culpability, class tensions, personal grudges and anti-Semitism against the Jewish refugees. The background lurks with the larger context of the war, the Holocaust, and the complexity of Anglo-Jewish relations in this period.” – NYTheater Now
“A highly compelling drama. This is a very important play beautifully handled by all concerns and this play should go far and extend even beyond the Fringe. MAJOR HAPPY FACE” – Eva Heinemann, Hi Drama
“A most compelling drama. A first-class production. The play flows back and forth in time as the uniformly excellent cast of 12 enacts the event and provides the sometimes contradictory, sometimes self-serving testimony. Not so much about the victims as it is about the psychological impact on the survivors. Their lives are undone, and that, more than anything, is the truth of the story of Bethnal Green.” – Upstage-Downstage
“One of the shows leading the pack in ticket sales. Saw The Report w/ Michael Countryman at Fringe Saturday. It is a moving and complex play that succeeds both as melodrama and thoughtful serious play. Excellent production by any standard. Should sell out quickly. – Talkinbroadway.com/All That Chat
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